Interview Process K-1

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I know there is a possibility he'll have to go to Casablanca or stay in the United Kingdom for the interview. But I was wondering, will they interview me too? How will they confirm that the answers are correct or verify that he knows me well and my family too. Is it where they ask me some questions about him and vise versa to compare? I was just wondering how they review and base an approval in that stage of the process. I've heard some people don't pass because they don't get all the answers "correct" but how would they know what is correct? We share up to the most intimidate things about our families and our past & present to keep our relationship strong and make sure we touch every subject to avoid any problem later.

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[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I know there is a possibility he'll have to go to Casablanca or stay in the United Kingdom for the interview. But I was wondering, will they interview me too? How will they confirm that the answers are correct or verify that he knows me well and my family too. Is it where they ask me some questions about him and vise versa to compare? I was just wondering how they review and base an approval in that stage of the process. I've heard some people don't pass because they don't get all the answers "correct" but how would they know what is correct? We share up to the most intimidate things about our families and our past & present to keep our relationship strong and make sure we touch every subject to avoid any problem later.

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Some consulates will allow the US citizen petitioner to come inside for the interview. Some will not. My understanding is that the consulate in Morocco doesn't allow the petitioner to attend the interview, while the consulate in London will allow it if you get your name on the access list in advance.

At consulates that will permit the petitioner to attend they usually don't want the petitioner to answer any questions unless they specifically ask them a question. They sometimes don't even want the petitioner to approach the window during the interview. What they don't want to see is the petitioner coaching the beneficiary with answers.

They can ask any question they want to ask. Sometimes they already know the answer. Sometimes they don't. For example, they might ask if the beneficiary knows the color of the petitioner's house. Think the consular officer doesn't know the answer to this question? Actually, they probably wouldn't ask that question if they didn't know the answer. They could have already looked at the petitioner's home using Google Street View. They also sometimes get a public records report about the petitioner from Lexis Nexis. This will contain detailed information about the petitioner's public records, including any court cases, insurance claims, business licenses, etc. If you bought your home then they'll know how much you paid for it, how much your property tax bill is this year, which company you buy homeowners insurance from, and whether you've ever filed a claim.

They will definitely know everything on any document you submitted with the petition, and they often draw heavily on those documents for questions. That's why the general consensus on VJ is that you should provide a complete copy of the petition package to the beneficiary so that they can study it.

They can also ask questions they don't already know the answer to. In this case, they're just trying to confirm whether the beneficiary has a credible answer ready. For example, "Where are you planning to marry?". They can't possibly know the answer to this unless it's something you already explained on some document you submitted with the petition. If the beneficiary says "We're getting married at the Holy Moly Church on Main Street" then the CO could look up the church on Google to see if it really exists.

If they interview both the petitioner and the beneficiary separately then you're in trouble. That's called a Stokes interview, and they don't do that unless they suspect fraud.

Most consular officers have made a preliminary decision before the interview even starts just based on the documents and evidence they've already got. Getting a question wrong is one of the least common reasons they deny. They usually suspect something, and the interview just helps confirm it. London is not usually a difficult consulate for British people, but consulates tend to tailor the interview for the beneficiary's home country. The consulate in Casa Blanca can be brutal, so consular officers in London can be more difficult when interviewing Moroccans.